Refrigerated display case door

• US 8,776,443 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2006
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gemtron Corporation (SSW Holding Company Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Gemtron Corporation (SSW Holding Company Incorporated)
• Inventors: Bienick, Craig
• Primary Examiner(s): Strimbu, Gregory J.
• Application Number:
  US11/525,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20080122324A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,850 Days
• Field of Search: 495/04, 495/01, 522/046.2, 522/046.9, 522/047, 522/08
• US Class Current: 49/501
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/1011 biased by free springs E05D7/1016 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/202 for display cabinets
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 23/02 Doors; Covers F25D23/08 takes precedence locks or fastenings E05B65/0042

Abstract

A refrigerated display cabinet door includes inner and outer polygonal annular frames each formed as a single substantially homogenous polymeric/copolymeric injection molded member. An insulated glass unit is bonded to the inner and outer frames which are forcefully held together by a periphery snap fastening mechanism which avoids conventional use of clamps, vises or the like during adhesive cure/set-up. Conventional pivot pins carried by the display door are uniquely guided into pivot pin openings through guiding and locating members which can be snap-secured in openings of a frame in a display case.

Claims

1. A closure for a climate controlled compartment comprising:

a plastic annular inner open frame that is substantially polygonal;

a plastic annular outer open frame that is substantially polygonal and is a single substantially homogeneous injection molded member, wherein said inner open frame defines an inner substantially polygonal border portion and said outer open frame defines an outer substantially polygonal border portion, and wherein said outer open frame defines inner and outer substantially polygonal openings;

a substantially polygonal glass assembly having a peripheral edge portion located between said inner polygonal border portion and said outer polygonal border portion and within said inner polygonal opening in said outer open frame, wherein said glass assembly includes a plurality of pieces of glass in spaced relationship to each other;

a first bead of adhesive and a second bead of adhesive each peripherally bonding a respective one of said inner open frame and said outer open frame to a respective one of said plurality of pieces of glass of said glass assembly along said peripheral edge portion, such that each of said inner open frame and said outer open frame overlap and contact said respective one of said plurality of pieces of glass along said peripheral edge portion of said glass assembly and sandwich said peripheral edge portion therebetween; and

first and second securing devices,

wherein said inner open frame includes a peripheral wall and said outer open frame includes a peripheral wall, said peripheral walls collectively defining a chamber with said glass assembly, each said peripheral wall comprising a flange projecting into said chamber,

wherein said first and second securing devices are associated with said inner and outer frame flanges, respectively, and inter-engage with each other to secure said inner and outer open frames to each other to substantially immobilize said inner open frame with respect to said outer open frame incident to curing of said first and second beads of adhesive.

2. The closure as defined in claim 1 wherein said outer open frame includes a handle as an integral substantially homogeneous plastic injection molded portion of said outer open frame.

3. The closure as defined in claim 1, further comprising a peripheral seal substantially continuously bordering said inner open frame, and cooperative devices for securing said peripheral seal to said inner open frame.

4. The closure as defined in claim 1, further comprising a peripheral sealing member substantially continuously bordering said inner open frame, said peripheral sealing member including inner and outer surface portions and peripheral edge portions, and said inner frame and said peripheral sealing member outer surface portion each having at least one securing device for securing said peripheral sealing member to said inner open frame.

5. The closure as defined in claim 4, wherein said outer open frame includes a handle as an integral substantially homogeneous plastic injection molded portion of said outer open frame.

6. The closure as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second securing devices comprises a nose.

7. The closure as defined in claim 1, wherein said plastic annular inner open frame is a single substantially homogeneous injection molded member.

8. The closure as defined in claim 1, wherein said inner open frame sealingly engages said respective one of said plurality of pieces of glass.